The Philosophy of the Socratic Gadfly

This is a slice of my philosophical, lay scientific, musical, religious skepticism, and poetic musings. (All poems are my own.) The science and philosophy side meet in my study of cognitive philosophy; Dan Dennett was the first serious influence on me, but I've moved beyond him. The poems are somewhat related, as many are on philosophical or psychological themes. That includes existentialism and questions of selfhood, death, and more. Nature and other poems will also show up here on occasion.

The Philosophy of the Socratic Gadfly
Thursday, August 27, 2020

Meet Massimo Pigliucci

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This is from a few weeks ago, but he wrote about it now being 30 years in the US for him. A few thoughts I pull from that, having l...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

RIP Ed Brayton

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I've long since stopped following "movement" skepticism or most "organized" atheism, especially anything that tilt...
Thursday, August 20, 2020

The NYT and sheltered big media coverage of religion

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On my primary blog, I recently discussed a New York Times story about President Donald Trump's continued support among the religious rig...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

Coronavirus, philosophy, the noble lie, and the
real problem with Dr. Fauci (and his defenders)

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The noble lie , of course, begins with Plato in The Republic. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy's entry on The Republic has more ...
Thursday, August 06, 2020

The GIF and Hume, Sapir, Whorf, and Goodman

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It's a piece from late 2017, but still quite interesting. Some people hear GIFs . Yes, those looped bit videos that have no sound. ...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

More Gnu Atheist bullshit windstreaming
Black Lives Matter for evangelism

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Gnu-friendly Hemant  Mehta has the details , starting with his introduction. If you’re driving through Atlanta this week, be on the lo...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020

In memoriam Bach's 270th death anniversary

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Of course, today, there's only one Bach, although CPE and others are worth listening to as well. Here's a few items from my Yo...
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